One to many queens in the hive can cause one queen to leave with most of the workers following behind, this is called swarming. Fortunately for me they settled down in my blackberry patch and after putting on my bee suit, I was able to capture the swarming hive and gave them a new home to make honey in. I was really careful!!

The Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast will be on the Hen House Tour sponsered by Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, www.longislandhort.cornell.edu $5.00 per vehicle. Your self guided tour begins at Cornell Research Center, 3059 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. Call for more information 631-727-3595 or email mpb27@cornell.edu This will be an EGGciting day, hope to see you!!